Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-23
JAKE
vy MARION MANyILLE.

uy MARION MANNILLE.
D.. uo. lers a curious critter, You
| AMI never tell nothin' bout him. He
none of yer show-off sort, 'psaring
No 'bout double what he was; but he
plenty of git up an dust to him
I, Il came time fer it.
ss,e's some folks, you know, that'll
!, draw you 10 'em by somethin' er
d, there is about 'em which ye can't
| nd vays explain. An Jake was one
sometimes it'll be a big, handsome
~ woman thatll have some kind er
"A, beauty that'll make you think
non EN- in the beginning, afore you
Ia know 'em. Afterwa-d you will find
that beauty amt more'n skin deep
ysy. But tLst want the way with
Why he was the allfredest humbly
L. most ever see. Want no style, no
| T. no good looks, no nothin' to Jake,
as You could see. He was a regular
tch an no mistake.
then he first come in ter be examined
/ admission ter the fire company SEE ]
tnyself, "That Teller amt got no sand"
vas sorter stoopin' an mad queer,
! sorter look in his eyes. Them eyes of
| b was pretty near white anyhow, an
had shock of tow hair to keep it
kpany that want far behind as to
b.
b. Lord We can't most alters tell.
don't DO to Judge by looks. Under
b. old shirt-5leeves of his'D was q
.cle to beat anything ever see. An
~ Strengthened up he was six feet an
\ in his stocken' feet. But he had q
\ Of humpin' himself ov 3r go he didn't
to be within six inches of that.
Eal he passed, you bet! An stood way
too Want no bad habits, no smoker,
caevin', ner drinkin' to offset it.
per vas sick day in his life, wasn't
rfied -wal, the long an short of it was
was Jest the man we needed, an need
| bad
was never so surprised as l was come
lgita acquainted with that man. He
4 a gentleman, sir, for all he want
POM but fireman. He was posted ON
Efthlng, he was. You couldn't git ne
Pr Of him, when he was a minter cut
Pc, But he want alters q minter, can
you that. An some way er nuther,
lea You got good look inter them
re white eyes you saw something
FTe That made You want to look agin.
+ heern tell of a soul lookin' through
I Of eyes, bat never see 'em show up
fore nor since.
We vas ii the old 2-th precint thec.
want nothiu' like the kind of work il
Pow Didn't have none of them patent
rms to tell US to a dot where fire was,
Is We could save time an git there
0'e any blamed building fairly knew
Ns' burning. An we want called out
often as we are now.
"aL this was in the fall of 80. How
Cd does git away with us anyhow. If
I V never noticed il fires never come
W. there's always three, or more
Usually three. One followerin' the
e. We had had two, an was Jest
-le'in when an where No. was 70 be.
We knew it was comm.
4o'' Of the boys was playin cards in
.agIne room, but Jake and we're
-s game that night. l didn't feel
50 NE u, for had just got a letter
r. r., IL {! "lie saying my little girl was
W. WIN fever. You know it aim easy
-. OH when mans in a regular fire
.-lan! IL city. An | had my vaca-
"a spell before, an nothing short of
az ~. vas soin' to let Inc off. felt pref
-,t- ia the mouth about it, an it
tn somehow before l knowed. Iup
,. .'o JAKE. an he peared to be night
\. armed about it. an asked me a
.1r.l . questions. By an by he hauled
~ y Leetle old-fashioned cases out
l. F'eAe' an handed 'em to me to
- vas "a woman about the hand
4 '4e ever saw. too-and she
~ ID ssoy against her face, cheek
80. tell You it was as about as
h .'... .-.-- g s7 ever saw. Talk about
\. -'.-1'ner- IN child" why, there
- none painted could hold a
~ saen two, fer the little Teller
a.. - purity IN his way as his moth
o.Ae' was the picture Of a little
au angel. too.
- -'7- sez l. who be those pic
t-a' was F+v u-sr...,